I got bored with FC themselves who didn't seem to be putting much effort into the Cropredy sets for the last few years. It started the year they ran out of material with about 15 minutes to go. The Saturday sets became the winter tour with a guest or two thrown in and not a lot of spontenaity.. The other thing is due to my feet and knees I can't do standing gigs, never mind 3 days in a field in all weathers, anymore. I miss seeing the friends but, at 71, not the pain.
Festivals carried on happily without me before I went to Cropredy for the first time in 1997, I hope it managed to carry on, probably changed somewhat without me.
Jim you've said it word for word for me. Haven't been now for 10 years, the line up just doesn't appeal, it's such a lot of money we can have a weeks holiday for that!
I love and cherish the good times and line ups we enjoyed as a family.